2023 - McLaren Formula 1 Team

[mwillems]

What's going on? Pace doesn't look great...

Mediums don't suit us. We will have to get creative in Q2.

[MCLvamos]

What's going on? Pace doesn't look great...

Mediums don't suit us. We will have to get creative in Q2.

Doesn't bode well for the race, but this is very odd. We haven't had this issue of only being good on the softs since before the Austria upgrades...

[Marc.W]

New mediums is surprising for SQ2

[mwillems]

It could just be that the guys haven't got themselves dialled in, it's a tricky track, but we can't afford mistakes in Q2. We need the big laps now to get us on the soft where hopefully we can start to push further forward.

[mwillems]

New mediums is surprising for SQ2

It is mandated.

New Mediums for SQ1, New Meds for SQ2 and new Softs for SQ3

[Marc.W]

New mediums is surprising for SQ2

It is mandated.

New Mediums for SQ1, New Meds for SQ2 and new Softs for SQ3

For some reason I thought everyone was on used for SQ1

[the EDGE]

New mediums is surprising for SQ2

It is mandated.

New Mediums for SQ1, New Meds for SQ2 and new Softs for SQ3

I thought they did away with the requirement for the tyres to be new?

[MCLvamos]

Very surprised by this slower showing so far. Does this have any correlation with long run pace or is that a matter of the high fuel rather than the compounds effect itself. I guess we will see either way later today.

[Marc.W]

Looking a little better now! will there be much more evolution of the track?

[MCLvamos]

Yeah spoke a little too soon. We will see if we are in the game with Ferrari on the long runs tonight I guess

[Marc.W]

Have they made the white line wider at T19? Russell was quite wide but "still on the line"

[mwillems]

Good laps in Q2, More of the same now!

[mwillems]

Have they made the white line wider at T19? Russell was quite wide but "still on the line"

I thought he went over but he kept the lap.

Mercedes not showing yesterday's pace yet.

[MCLvamos]

The pecking order seems all over the place with the Mercs down so low in SQ2. Probably, as a wise someone said earlier just a case of drivers pushing/putting laps together to different extents. On another note, what the hell is that white line at T19? Where is the track limits now...

[mwillems]

Have they made the white line wider at T19? Russell was quite wide but "still on the line"

Yes they just said, it is wider, but told no one lol